MOGADISHU, Somalia (ModernGhana)--Somalia's Al Qaeda-linked militant group of Al shabab said it carried out 2 deadly bomb explosions in Mogadishu on Saturday, killing 10 people, including former secretary of Banadir regional administration Abdikafi Hilowle Osman.
A security official who spoke on condition of anonymity said that the device was attached to Mr. Hilowle's vechicle and detonated remotely. However, some witnesses describe it as a roadside bomb attack.
The type of the Explosive remained yet unclear as police continue to find out the exact cause of the incident.
Security forces have cordoned off area after the attack as ambulance rushed to the scene and collected the bodies of at least ten people including the former government official, who's body witnesses say was "burnt beyond recognition".
"It was very huge explosion that could be heard throughout the city--the explosion caused civilian casualties including deaths and injuries" one eye witness Aden Ali said by telephone.
Meanwhile, the Al-Qaeda-linked Al Shabab militants have claimed responsibility for the attack accusing the slain official for working with what they described as 'foreign spy agencies' based at the Halane compound southwest of the capital Mogadishu.
In a separate incident on Saturday, another Somali lawmaker escaped an assassination bid after he was tipped off that an explosive device had been attached to his car. The device went off and destroyed the car while parked outside a hotel, officials said.
Al Shabab has behind the most recent spate of attacks that has compromised the security in Mogadishu including the assassinations of 2 MP's within 24 each other last month.
By Omar Nor
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